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PHTY73-424: Physiotherapist: Work Ready

Description

This subject is designed to provide students with the opportunity to review and consolidate their understanding of the themes and topics covered throughout the Doctor of Physiotherapy Program and their application to physiotherapy practice. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the adequacy of their preparation for the physiotherapy workforce and will articulate a career plan, employment application, career plan, and a physiotherapy professional portfolio as part of this process. 

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: PHTY73-424
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
Credit: 5
Study areas:
  • Health, Biomedical, and Sport Sciences

Learning outcomes

  1. Respond to opportunities available for employment within the field of physiotherapy
  2. Develop appropriate responses to create a professional job application.
  3. Generate a career plan following the reflection of personal and professional strengths and weaknesses and identify professional development opportunities aimed at enhancing career outcomes.
  4. Compile a clinical portfolio summary reflective of one's clinical experience.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Pre-requisites:

Co-requisites:

There are no co-requisites

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions: This subject is not available to
  • Study Abroad Students

Doctor of Physiotherapy program

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Anti-requisites:

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